A thigh gap is NOT necessary to be deemed attractive: Plus size model Robyn Lawley hits back at 'thinspiration' trend

Plus-size model Robyn Lawley has addressed the 'thigh gap' trend, which demands legs so thin that they do not touch above
the knees

The 24-year-old, who has modeled for Ralph Lauren and Vogue, says she is disturbed by how online, users are posting pictures of thigh gaps to be used as inspiration for weight loss and dieting.

'The last thing I would want for my
future daughter would be to starve herself because she thought a “thigh
gap” was necessary to be deemed attractive,' she wrote in an essay for The Daily Beast.

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The model, who said is a size 12 naturally because she 'loves food' (she also runs a food blog), decided to weigh in on the topic after 900 comments that picked apart her body

After an image of Miss Lawley appeared on a pro 'thigh gap' Facebook page, where she is bending forward, a gap seen between her thigh, the model said she was saddened not only by the page itself, but by the response of users.

'Degrading and humiliating comments followed. I was called too “hefty” to
be featured. The word “PIG” was often used to describe my appearance
and my thigh gap was said to be not big enough.'